In a call light study over a 6-week period, a decrease was noted in call lights from 13,216 in the 2-week period prior to initiating hourly rounding, to 9,316 in the 2 weeks after hourly rounding was initiated (Meade, Bursell, & Kelelsen, 2006).

For example, Tzeng and Yin (2009a) conceptualized nurses' response time to call lights as a process indicator that predicts patients' overall hospital experience because when the average call light response time was longer, patients were less satisfied with hospital nursing care.

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